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National scene: Food pride

Protesters stage a rally in front of the Malaysian Embassy in South Jakarta on Friday to condemn a move by the neighboring country’s government to declare lumpia (fried spring rolls) a national dish

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Sat, February 21, 2015 Published on Feb. 21, 2015 Published on 2015-02-21T07:18:34+07:00

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Protesters stage a rally in front of the Malaysian Embassy in South Jakarta on Friday to condemn a move by the neighboring country’s government to declare lumpia (fried spring rolls) a national dish. The protesters claimed that lumpia was a traditional Indonesian dish from Semarang, Central Java, despite its apparent Chinese influence.(JP/DON) Protesters stage a rally in front of the Malaysian Embassy in South Jakarta on Friday to condemn a move by the neighboring country’s government to declare lumpia (fried spring rolls) a national dish. The protesters claimed that lumpia was a traditional Indonesian dish from Semarang, Central Java, despite its apparent Chinese influence.(JP/DON) (fried spring rolls) a national dish. The protesters claimed that lumpia was a traditional Indonesian dish from Semarang, Central Java, despite its apparent Chinese influence.(JP/DON)

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span class="caption">Protesters stage a rally in front of the Malaysian Embassy in South Jakarta on Friday to condemn a move by the neighboring country'€™s government to declare lumpia (fried spring rolls) a national dish. The protesters claimed that lumpia was a traditional Indonesian dish from Semarang, Central Java, despite its apparent Chinese influence.(JP/DON)

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